Post by The Keeper on Apr 25, 2017 23:02:36 GMT 12
-Manhattan Gazette
After several months the war within The Trap finally seems to be coming to an end. Police have confirmed that the hostile robotic soldiers that had been fueling the conflict alongside various gangs following the death of Jackson Rollack, colloquially known as The Kingpin, have been disabled. Police have been moving into the heavily damaged area and making arrests as well as bringing supplies to those trapped within. IPA heroes have been dispatched to aid in containing any resistance and to assist in the cleanup.
The IPA has also confirmed that a dark entity that was confirmed to have been manipulating events within the Trap has been contained thanks to the efforts of the Manhattan arcane community, police and IPA Heroes. The board of the organization reported in a public statement that the entity had been manipulating shadows and the minds of citizens within the trap to fuel the chaos further, possibly intending to spread through the city. However it assures citizens that the entity was sufficiently contained and that the risk of such an event was within acceptable margins in the long term.
However the IPA has come under fire from independent reporters who claim that the organization brushed under the rug the seriousness of the threat posed by the entity and the war within the trap to the city at large. During the incursion of the entity, which some reporters have referred to as “Valanesh”, the IPA committed only a small squad of moderately powered heroes to containing the being, and criticism has been leveled at the organization over their lack of progress and effort to combat the war within the trap. Leaks from within the IPA by unnamed sources also alleged that several young heroes were sent into the war to search for stolen IPA property, rather than a senior team, and without any objectives to aid the citizens caught in the war.
While the IPA has extended a hand to the citizens of the Trap and commendations to the official heroes that fought against the entity, there have been reports that the war was largely combatted by vigilantes and members of the magical community unaffiliated with the IPA, including the Omnidyne Corporation who provided medical aid. The central IPA public office has stated that these rumors are nothing but attempts to sell tabloids from such a tragedy, and that the situation was always under control. They have stated that the reason they did not move quicker was due to “unknown and potentially dangerous factors during much of the conflict” and “the timescale of proper mobilization within a war zone.”
Simon Booker, youngest board member currently within the IPA, has assured citizens that he and the board are investigating into all claims of negligence and that any issues that have arisen from the running of the organization will be dealt with internally so that Manhattan, and the world, may continue to be protected by its heroes. He also stated that those who have aided quelling the rise of the entity within the trap will be recognized and rewarded by the IPA, should they choose to be, with financial, medical and social aid.
-Lena Kashyap
After several months the war within The Trap finally seems to be coming to an end. Police have confirmed that the hostile robotic soldiers that had been fueling the conflict alongside various gangs following the death of Jackson Rollack, colloquially known as The Kingpin, have been disabled. Police have been moving into the heavily damaged area and making arrests as well as bringing supplies to those trapped within. IPA heroes have been dispatched to aid in containing any resistance and to assist in the cleanup.
The IPA has also confirmed that a dark entity that was confirmed to have been manipulating events within the Trap has been contained thanks to the efforts of the Manhattan arcane community, police and IPA Heroes. The board of the organization reported in a public statement that the entity had been manipulating shadows and the minds of citizens within the trap to fuel the chaos further, possibly intending to spread through the city. However it assures citizens that the entity was sufficiently contained and that the risk of such an event was within acceptable margins in the long term.
However the IPA has come under fire from independent reporters who claim that the organization brushed under the rug the seriousness of the threat posed by the entity and the war within the trap to the city at large. During the incursion of the entity, which some reporters have referred to as “Valanesh”, the IPA committed only a small squad of moderately powered heroes to containing the being, and criticism has been leveled at the organization over their lack of progress and effort to combat the war within the trap. Leaks from within the IPA by unnamed sources also alleged that several young heroes were sent into the war to search for stolen IPA property, rather than a senior team, and without any objectives to aid the citizens caught in the war.
While the IPA has extended a hand to the citizens of the Trap and commendations to the official heroes that fought against the entity, there have been reports that the war was largely combatted by vigilantes and members of the magical community unaffiliated with the IPA, including the Omnidyne Corporation who provided medical aid. The central IPA public office has stated that these rumors are nothing but attempts to sell tabloids from such a tragedy, and that the situation was always under control. They have stated that the reason they did not move quicker was due to “unknown and potentially dangerous factors during much of the conflict” and “the timescale of proper mobilization within a war zone.”
Simon Booker, youngest board member currently within the IPA, has assured citizens that he and the board are investigating into all claims of negligence and that any issues that have arisen from the running of the organization will be dealt with internally so that Manhattan, and the world, may continue to be protected by its heroes. He also stated that those who have aided quelling the rise of the entity within the trap will be recognized and rewarded by the IPA, should they choose to be, with financial, medical and social aid.
-Lena Kashyap